(NewsNation) — Defense attorneys for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four college students in Idaho, are asking a judge to order the prosecution to share more evidence in their case.
The evidence reportedly includes the specific information police used to arrest Kohberger, including cellphone tower data, and video and audio recordings of a white sedan near the scene of the killings, according to the Idaho Statesman.
Kohberger faces four murder charges in connection with the November 2022 stabbing deaths of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves. Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty if he is convicted.
Kohberger’s cellphone data is closely linked to his alibi.
According to Kohberger’s lawyer, “Mr. Kohberger was out driving in the early morning hours of November 13, 2022, as he often did to hike and run and/or see the moon and stars. He drove throughout the area south of Pullman, Washington, west of Moscow, Idaho including Wawawai Park.”
Kohberger’s defense is trying to say he wasn’t near the house where the killings happened.. Investigators, however, say they have phone pings that put Kohberger near the house.
Police also say DNA evidence connects Kohberger to the knife sheath found at the scene. But the defense also is trying to poke holes in that evidence.
Investigators used a form of DNA sampling called investigative genetic genealogy, which used distant relatives to make the connection to Kohberger.
The students’ families are eager for a trial and say the process is taking too long.